Means, possibly, largesse?(7 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Means, possibly, largesse?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 1st September 2025.

The answer is

C A P I T A L

7 letters · most recently seen on 1st September 2025

Other clues that solve to CAPITAL

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#31 down Excellent (7) 8th May 2026
#32 across Metropolis (7) 3rd May 2026
#25 across At Troon, of course, the tee is one (for starting) (7) 20th April 2026
#13 across Metropolis (7) 31st March 2026
#13 down London, it seems, has a mining centre (7) 13th January 2026
#12 down Metropolis (7) 6th December 2025
#23 down Metropolis (7) 22nd October 2025
#23 down Metropolis (7) 4th September 2025
#25 across Means, possibly, largesse? (7) 1st September 2025
#25 across Fine a lot of money (7) 16th July 2025
#13 across Head of finance (7) 29th May 2025
#12 down Metropolis (7) 6th May 2025
#23 down Large-sized letter (7) 26th March 2025
#32 across Metropolis (7) 19th February 2025
#13 down Finance (7) 29th January 2025
#38 across Seat of government (7) 17th January 2025
#13 down London's finance? (7) 3rd December 2024
#15 across Great if you have the wherewithal (7) 29th November 2024
#32 across Edinburgh, say (7) 23rd October 2024
#2 down Metropolis (7) 29th August 2024
#9 across London's initial finance? (7) 30th May 2024
#19 down Metropolis (7) 7th March 2024
#5 down Head (7) 20th February 2024
#8 across Top and tail for cooking - that’s fine (7) 5th January 2024
#15 across Means a fine (7) 10th November 2023
#12 down Metropolis (7) 23rd October 2023
#21 across Metropolis (7) 7th August 2023
#15 across From head to tail, unusually fine (7) 23rd June 2023
#13 across There's big money in the city (7) 15th May 2023
#23 down Metropolis (7) 23rd March 2023
#4 down Metropolis (7) 15th February 2023
#16 down Initial (7) 12th January 2023
#21 across Metropolis (7) 5th December 2022
#19 down Very good money (7) 25th April 2022
#31 across Excellent (7) 1st April 2022
#13 across Fine a lot of money (7) 28th February 2022
#24 across Metropolis (7) 24th January 2022
#19 down Top finance centre (7) 14th December 2021
#2 down Excellent finance (7) 1st November 2021
#32 across Metropolis (7) 11th October 2021

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 1st September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Is to prosecute as the outcome (5)
#2 down Moonlight music? (6)
#3 down More work from Sir Thomas (6)
#4 down One must do so or die in the attempt (3)
#5 down A spare part is capital! (5)
#6 across Assume you'll get a pint at a party (5)
#6 down Changed 'alerted' to 'related', perhaps? (7)
#7 down How to address an expensive woman (4)
#8 down Simper stupidly as one prepares (6)
#9 across To burden the fit, fiscally (7)
#10 across To call it a conk is not so funny (5)